At the End of the World



The shows will all be reruns.
No one will change the sheets.


Micheal Jackson will beat Elvis
out of the all-time number one spot.
The magazines will be made of
Pictures and pictures of pictures.


We will continue to fill out our calendars
But the scratchngs will get harder
and harder to make out.


We will forget just who we were calling.
Waiters wrapped in dusty ragged jackets
Will serve us other people's lunches,
But we won't mind.


Our minds will wander,
But it won't matter.


At the end of the world
We will all read the same book
And smile because we might as well smile.
We will continue to exchange Christmas cards.


Conversations are shorter
At the end of the world.
When we know what we will say,
So never say it.


And you will mean to write that letter.
And I to fax you my regards.


And we will dance each night at 8:13 p.m.
And I shall not love you.


And there will always be coffee
At the end of the World


Copyright 1989 Andrew Wells.
All rights reserved.
For more information, mail to andywells2@aol.com.


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